Device and method for holding open decoy bags

Abstract

Decoy bags are easily kept open to allow filling with decoys by using a round rigid collar opening in the top of the bag by inserting said collar opening into the decoy bag and securing said bag to the collar opening with a large cable tie. Onto this collar are fitted several ferrules which form a holding mechanism for bungee cords passing through said ferrules. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the collar is made of a plastic material selected from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, high impact polystyrene or the like and has an indentation around the side so that the bag can be installed and tied.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 632,492 filed on Dec. 1, 2004 and entitled “Device and Method for Holding Open Decoy Bags,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a device and method useful to waterfowl hunters for holding decoy bags open so that they may be filled easily. Decoy bags are typically canvas, mesh or other cloth bags used to transport decoys to a hunting site. The decoys are then removed from the bag and setup in the water. After hunting, the waterfowl hunter often in waders or from a small boat must retrieve the decoys. Since the decoy bag is typically left in the water as it is being filled, it is difficult to start to fill the decoy bags since they are awkward to hold open to allow the addition of decoys into a bag that sinks in the water, while decoys are prone to float. Sometimes during filling, d...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]In its broadest aspects the invention comprises a device and method for holding open decoy bags. It comprises a rigid circular collar of substantially non-resilient material formed into a circle and having a diameter of at least 6 inches and having a maximum diameter of 18 inches, with the preferred embodiment being 12 inches. This collar has an indentation encircling the entire collar midway down the exterior of the collar. It also has bungee cords or resilient cords passing through said collar to keep decoys inside the bag from floating outside the bag when the bag is lying on its side on a body of water. The device is adapted to be received inside a decoy bag in the top of the decoy bag Also, the bag can be easily mounted around the collar by manipulating the device and locking the bag onto the collar with a large cable tie mechanism Essentially, the device allows one person to load decoys into a decoy bag holding the bag open, and not allow decoys already in the bag to float away.

Problems solved by technology

The device is adapted to be received inside a decoy bag in the top of the decoy bag Also, the bag can be easily mounted around the collar by manipulating the device and locking the bag onto the collar with a large cable tie mechanism Essentially, the device allows one person to load decoys into a decoy bag holding the bag open, and not allow decoys already in the bag to float away.

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